You know I love all dogs like crazy, but I have a real soft spot for the pitties. 

I'm not doing custom pet portraits again yet, but I added a new design to my Redbubble shop in honor of these great dogs. This guy is just a random pitbull of the people. For an extra fee, I'm happy to customize the background if you'd like. Just reach out and we'll chat.
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Click here to see more at Redbubble.

We lost our 13-year-old mix (Muddy Waters) this year, and we rescued a new one (Stevie Ray) from a county kill shelter in Texas.

Three Little Pitties All Breed Rescue saved Stevie from the shelter and we took him from there! They are a wonderful group of people and we are grateful for them.

Stevie Ray replaced more than a huge hole in our hearts. He's the sweetest dog and exactly what we needed. He saved us as much as we saved him. Muddy did that a decade ago, too...imagine that. Dogs are the best. 
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Our two best boys, ​Muddy Waters (RIP) and Stevie Ray:

Please have a safe Thanksgiving holiday. I'll be thinking about you!

If you know me well, you know I live for the rain--so I'm happy to report the rain has returned to Portland, Oregon. This is why I live here, and I welcome the morale boost of fall. Particularly this fall. We could all use a boost, right? 

Another thing you probably know about me is that my art consists of weird dogs, funky robots and assorted fun subjects. Florals, not so much. 

In September, I did a 7-Day Florals Challenge with @makeitindesign over on Instagram. I'm not great at the 30-day challenges. I start with the best of intentions and then use the motivation to do my own thing.

Since these design challenges are just for fun, I allow myself the grace to simply learn something whether I complete them or not. Deadlines are my thing in real life--so I try not to impose more of them on myself for fun. This time I completed 6 of 7 days, and I consider that a win! ::thumbs up::

I got lost in the details of the chrysanthemums. I didn't even post them initially. I thought there was too much left to do, so I tabled it. When I revisited my design with fresh eyes a week later, I really loved it! There are still some gaps in color and a few clean-ups...but as a whole, I was really drawn to the style and colors I used.

I miss pizza parties and holidays!

It wasn't a pizza project at all. It was trees! Festive trees.
I love the holidays. And since I also enjoy pizza, the trees reminded me of cheesy slices, pepperoni, and a few other fixins'. 

​My favorite part about the end design is the grease. I'm adding more because I love greasy pizza. And holidays.

It's me. 
And it's 2020. Already the middle of 2020. 
Also...still 2020.

For those of you who still check in, I appreciate you so much! You don't have to do that, and yet you do. An update is in order:

I'm not taking commissions again just yet. I simply needed a rest to get the spark back, but I miss it more each day. In the meantime, I'm still squeezing every dog I can on the regular. I don't even charge for that service!

I've been on a break from commissions and from sharing/selling my art altogether--but not on a break from making new art. Making weird art is just part of who I am.

SO WHAT HAPPENS NOW? 
Frankly, these times have me equal parts motivated and paralyzed!
I'm trying new things, revisiting old things--and finding a new outlook on how I approach it all. I'm showing up every day.

I'm not here to make promises yet or set myself up for failure--because I'm not sure where I'm headed--but I'm headed somewhere, and this is me hopping back in the car. Vroom vroom. 

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you!
​Amy

I'll keep this short and simple but I wanted to say a quick hello and thanks for all the support in 2018!

Lots has changed in the last few months.

I got a cool, new, FULL-TIME job. By full-time job, I mean a job that isn't full-time art. It's bittersweet...but absolutely a positive thing! I'm working closely with graphic designers in the Creatives department at a local marketing agency. It was a calculated move and I'm proud that I was able to align myself with this opportunity.  

As I become more familiar with my role, I'll share more about this cool agency! We do good things and we make cool marketing materials. 

The purpose for today is to keep my website updated so that I don't appear off the radar. I'm totally on the radar!  I'm just taking a short break from pet portrait commissions while I adjust to my new lifestyle. But I'm always open for inquiries...drop me a line and ask!

Here are a few commissions I completed over the holidays.

I hope 2019 is serving you well.  
​I'm excited to share new art and new avenues soon!

It's my favorite time of year again! Back to back to back holidays, obviously--but even more than that, it's the rain! I just can't get enough. 

My only real update for today is that I'm making art! I'm making it more than I've been sharing it so I'm changing that today.
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On that note, here are couple of variations of a new owl design I'm working on.  

This holiday season I'll be offering digital art prints on fine art paper, signed.  8x10 for $20 and you frame it.  Easy!

I'm super excited about how they look, and I hope to make it a regular thing. ​